The Middlesex Police Bike Patrol Unit was established in 1994 with two bike officers. Due to the overwhelming success of the program the bike unit was expanded to five officers in 1998 and then to a total of seven (7) officers in 2002.

The Bike Patrol Unit combines high visibility patrol and close community contact, with the ability to stealthily approach criminal violators without notice. The Unit engages heavily in proactive enforcement, making numerous arrests for drug and alcohol violations, disorderly persons offenses, as well as addressing many quality of life issues. Due to their versatility and specialized training, Bike Officers are capable of riding through heavy pedestrian traffic as well as vehicular traffic to respond to calls. Additionally, the bike patrols are extremely effective at patrolling parks, school grounds, apartment complexes, shopping centers and remote areas where vehicles cannot traverse. The Bike Patrol Teams are assigned to patrol the entire community both day and night during the warm weather months. The officers respond to calls just as though they were assigned to a patrol car. If the weather suddenly turns bad or the calls for service become too great, the bike officers take a patrol car and use that until the weather improves or the calls for service diminish. The bike officers work the regular 12-hour schedule but frequently have their schedules switched to work community events, specialized patrols or holidays such as the Fourth of July. The bike officers assist with the annual Bike Rodeo and frequently give bicycle safety lectures throughout the year.